Melissa Bachman, a Minnesota hunting show host, is causing global controversy, and debate, thanks to picture of herself posing with a lion she killed.
"An incredible day hunting in South Africa! Stalked inside 60-yards on this beautiful male lion," Bachman tweeted along with the photo below. "What a hunt!"
The response was swift, including Facebook group devoted to "stopping" Melissa Bachman and several petitions, both in the United States and abroad.
"She is an absolute contradiction to the culture of conservation, this country prides itself on," one petition from South Africa, where the kill took place, reads.
"We demand she no longer be granted access to this country and its resources."
Although African lions aren't considered endangered, conservationists are still up in arms over actions they feel are potentially devastating to the ecosystem.
Hunters tend to prefer the older, dominant males, which can disturb the balance and create potentially devastating infighting problems within the pride.
There's also the fact that even though the big cats aren't endangered, over-hunting could quickly change that - and boasting about it just makes it worse.
Regardless, upon seeing the photo, many incensed Twitter users lost all civility, some tearing Bachman to shreds in crude, misogynistic fashion:
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